The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-16

sald something about WaH.-ng Il letter
mailed, and rs | feel like having good
gallop. thought | might as we'll cay
il over for him" '.You. defenseless
girl. take a lonely ride of ten miles
over coun v infest ad with Indians. :.
Indeed vCu won't. Besides. The creek
| between here and the Sc llemant IS
swolleA almost To river and may run
too S,rong for Won t. find Il fo"d'ng
place.
But / aura WAS so obstinate. and, DID
what no well-hehayed Miss Of The nine
leenth century should have done-shc
Hut'v disobevei her mother. When
she had saddled her pony ;'1d rode up
to the door t. make her adieus she SAID,
1T will take qui.e Il sm' lndl"r TO
catch d.; >dv nd ne when We get on
the broad prairie. With ne smooth
ground beneath our ft9. But her
mothec shook her head nd saw her d..
pert v III Il heavy hea
The sun shone plea sandy End the
al; had Just enough .sros, in it 20 make
the ride exhil; u, nc. Both horse and
~ider seemed 10 gather new v'gor rs
they shot owe" ne : ound. leaving
niles of so"t,, undula ng pra.r.e behind
them Laura hum med 20 lecseli, a
merry song OF gladness. They proceed
ed thus II the fl st hrts nd h;1"es
OF The sc,demeat appeared in View.
She at once sought he postoflice I'D
ma led the :mpot ant let,er. Then
meeting ii 'iew acoua anceS, she sop
ped and chat ID awhile. Wien at las:
prepa ing . ,u.n he. horses head
homeward. the sun was but tNo hours
high. She sci ou,. however. alG in
good sn' lis. thinking not OF d:Hge'
When Il third o. the dis toward
home had been / avelsed llu"a hap
pcned 20 trm hall :~ou:1d iii her sad
die. anu looking away to the west, es-
pied Il dozen black specks on the ho"i-
zon. She did not at fi1st think Of fea',
aud drew rem . wa,ch them. They
seemed to -Ome pe3 e.. and at last she
could maze out that they wee men OIL
horseback. Then. and not III then,
did it occur 20 her tnat :hey ght be
Indians. Sne looked again this !, ne
she could not be m s,aken. They had
gained W h iea ful Tanidity. nd Corld
be seen quite plainly now. She at
once put spr.s to he hose. md away
they went like the I'd, but fas'e"
aud e e; came the pu SuerS. and l"u
ii felt that she was los
Meanwhile how f!red i at home
Mrs. Moore had felt very much wor
red all the al 'cnoon, and was the"e-
fore clad when she saw Philip coming
through the field toward the house
He Ell red and looking o,nl asked
for Laura Then hi mother tod him
OF the girls foo'..Sh e.c,pAdc #GI her
own arxic.v. He l. ned, owing
ralcr and p. 'cr Ill! t.c while When
she finished he c..ied. Sc eat Heavens.
only la~. night the Indians wee dow /
at M;llcr's and b,ined his I, rcL, and
,hcy a"c coming tbs way. II they
oyer axe her all Will be lost. Mrs.
Moore turned white nd ;. TX into Il
chair. cry NJ. "My child, my child.
Oh. why did let her CO." .'lIush,
my moti.er. have alarmed YOU, but
all may ytt be we'll; | viii saddle Il
horse at once ;nd 90 in search of her
lie was soon ready ID eff til a
SpaAd leaving his nG her n Il sta,e
Of anxiety rld depression. Finding
himself on the broad prairie. Philip
usel both whip and spur and went
galIoping across the plains ut Il break
neck speed. Suddenly he paused. and
looking ahead. his blood seemed turn
ed 10 ice. Coming toward him. he
SAW solitary horScma1. pursued by il
dozen OF more riders. that he made out
10 be Indians and the othr.. could he
no mistake. was Laura, He urged rs
horse t" great II speed. and soon c:,mt
within hailiag distance. Laura WAS
seated firmly in the saddle. urging her
red horse 10 greater cNertlons. On
she came until She was close up To him.
On discovering who il was she Il ,ered
Il cry Of JOY. ''rurn." she cried. ''the
Indials are upon us; W. must fly.
He nhcycd her. and on the, Went. side
to side. but all 10 no purpose. The
horses and thev gained upon them rap
idly.
Poor lit,lr Dandy WAS almost wiHd-
eA. This will never de- cried phi.-
ip. and they both drew rein. Dis
mounting rom MS morse. ne nelpeu
Laura to alight She looked at him
/ inquiriagly. What do you mean 70
10 - she asked. Your horse he
said. cannot 'aSt much longer. while
mn" i nearly fresh. Nou must ;tke
it ami make f"r h"m. aS fast a> vou
can. While hr WAS ~peak king he lift
el her into the. saddle. which hr had
taken from he horS" md placed Upon
his own. The exchange had been made
rapidly. hut already precious time had
been lost.
Laura .rird I" resist. ITO and lraye
you tn Your fate: Impossible" IL
you 90 now We may both be saved; il
You stav We are both lost The In
dians had gained upon them fearfully